affliction
part of speech
noun (affliction, afflictions)
meaning for a pupil
Great suffering, trouble or sadness, such as a serious illness or a grief that will not go away. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it often means the oppression and hardship of Israel in Egypt, or a person's own trouble that God sees. Interpretation: The Passover Haggadah quotes "saw our affliction" and explains it. Passover recalls God seeing Israel's suffering and rescuing them. In the primary lessons: in tales, the sorrow or illness that a person suffers, which others try to ease
examples
- God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.' (Torah GEN.31.42, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the name of the second called he Ephraim: 'for God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.' (Torah GEN.41.52, JPS 1917) tree →
- And we cried unto the LORD, the God of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice, and saw our affliction, and our toil, and our oppression. (Torah DEU.26.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- LORD, remember unto David all his affliction; (Writings PSA.132.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- See mine affliction and my travail; and forgive all my sins. (Writings PSA.25.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- Remember mine affliction and mine anguish, the wormwood and the gall. (Writings LAM.3.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- There is much affliction in this world. tree →
- She was under a grievous affliction. tree →
- I can end your affliction with this potion. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.'
- And the name of the second called he Ephraim: 'for God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.'
- Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have tried thee in the furnace of affliction.
- The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
- I see the tents of Cushan in affliction; the curtains of the land of Midian do tremble.
Trees and pragmatics
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